Social Constructionist Theories of Sexuality

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Intellectual Influences
Gay & Lesbian Movements
- Activist Social Movements — Gay Liberation Movement, LGBT(Q); People organizing and demonstrating for social change regarding civil rights that are often discriminated based on sexuality; Influential in bringing sexuality theories into sociology

Michel Foucault
- He argued that our categories of sexuality are historical, they didn't exist years ago; Sexuality
becomes a category, a type of person defined by their sexuality; Sexuality is arbitrary, socially constructed nature of sexuality
Core of Theory
Sexuality is a social construction used to justify discrimination against people who are not heterosexual
Major Concepts
1) Heteronormativity...
- Being straight is normal, being non heterosexual is abnormal/deviant/unnatural; Heterosexuality is the norm; One type is the norm, the other people are not (straights are normal, gays are not)

2) Homophobia...
- AKA — Transphobia, Biphobia which means "fear of"; Fear that a person will be homosexual or will turn into a homosexual; By fear, we mean an irrational prejudice that lead people to be treated differently and unequally
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